"There was no fighting that took place. In our meetings, we have some spirited debates," Bolden said.

Witness Jerry Lousteau said the police chief and assistant police chief had to separate Eric Gligey and Les Penne. Lousteau said Penne could have been trying to mediate a conversation between Gligey and the mayor.

"I saw Alderman Eric Gligey, of Ward 6, literally on top of Ward 3 Alderman Les Penne," Lousteau said. "Penne was sprawled on the floor in the hallway just outside the city boardroom. The papers that were in his hand were scattered all over like they had flown through the air."

Bolden said he wasn't in the meeting to see what actually happened. The police chief said both aldermen walked out of the Police Department with no charges filed.

PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN MISSISSIPPI. NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ABOUT A FIGHT BETWEEN CANTON ALDERMAN AT A COUNTY BOARD MEETING. WITNESSES TELL US IT HAPPENED MONDAY NIGHT. ONE MAN SAYS HE WATCHED A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN ERIC GILKEY AND LES PENN COME TO BLOWS. HE SAYS THE POLICE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF HAD TO BREAK IT UP. I SAW ALDERMAN ERIC GLIGEY WARD 6 LITERALLY ON TOP OF WARD 3 ALDERMAN LES PENN. PENN WAS SPURALLED ON THE FLOOR IN THE HALLWAY JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY BOARD ROOM, THE PAPERS THAT WERE IN HIS HAND WERE SCATTERED ALL OVER LIKE THEY HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE AIR. THERE WAS NO FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE, IN OUR MEETINGS WE HAVE SOME SPIRITED DEBATES. THE MAYOR SAYS HE WASN'T AROUND TO SEE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED-